2018 New Year's Resolution: SING! by Dr. Kluane Spake
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By Kluane Spake
Music, at its essence, is what gives us memory. Stevie Wonder
In the past, I sang every single day. Now, like many others, it seems that my harp has been hung on the willow tree (Psalm 137:2)…only singing at a worship services, but not alone. For this New Year, I hear the Lord say, "SING!" You are created as an instrument that can sing. Music holds the power of creation. The stars sang at creation and the angels sang at the birth of Christ.
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Music, at its essence, is what gives us memory. Stevie Wonder
In the past, I sang every single day. Now, like many others, it seems that my harp has been hung on the willow tree (Psalm 137:2)…only singing at a worship services, but not alone.
For this New Year, I hear the Lord say, "SING!"
You are created as an instrument that can sing. Music holds the power of creation. The stars sang at creation and the angels sang at the birth of Christ.
Think about how when you breathe to sing, it moves breath circularly inside your body. Your breath fills your lungs and presses against your heart. "Sing and make music FROM YOUR HEART to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:19).
Imagine how singing touches your mind and your heart at the same time. It also expands your lungs and causes inspiration to increase.
As you sing, visualize how sound resonates in your sinus cavities and fills your head with energetic reverberations. Feel how your mind ignites with new passion and zeal. Realize that every note moves through you from the kingdom within, and then, out of you to the kingdom without.
Sing when you are barren – when things don't go your way, when people disappoint you. Sing when you are in trouble (Acts 16:25). Sing as you rejoice (Psalm 132:9). You can sing a new song never heard before (Isaiah 42:10). Fresh original singing comes from inspiration and moves into your conscious thoughts -- and then out from you.
Harmonizing with Others
There is a song of freedom (Psalm 68:6). A song about God's love (Psalm 89:1).
Perhaps every leader should learn to harmonize in tune with others. We can learn how to illustrate the meaning of "how to fit in" and not be out of sync or out of tune with what others sing. Singing harmony is a demonstrate unity – which is defined as "a symphony," where believers resonate together with the Lord, and come into alignment with one another. (Also see: Ex. 15:1, 2 Chron. 5:13, Ps. 40:3, 57:7, 71:23, 95:1, 98:1-7, 110:1, 105:2, 135:3, 150:1-5, Col. 3:16, Heb. 2:12, Rev. 14:3-4)
Singing anchors us to memories like nothing else. We can remember more and learn better when we sing. Each of us has our own song…out of our soul. We don't have to sing well to be filled with thanksgiving.
I will sing (my choice) to the Lord ALL MY LIFE; I will sing praise to my God as LONG AS I LIVE (Psalm 104:33).
Lord we lift up our eyes to you and give you thanks.
My friend, let us rejoice together.
Dr. Kluane Spake
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You have the mind of Christ... what does that mean? If we open up to possessing the womb of His mind, then His thoughts can produce a baby. Let the man-child emerge. This mind is: beyond intelligence, beyond learning, beyond understanding. Here are some ideas on what that means:
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There seems to be a lot more detachment these days. Too many sad stories°to much stress. Perhaps what we need now more than ever is to be more understanding, compassionate, and kind? There is an old saying called, "give yourself some slack." The idea of Giving Yourself Some Slack means that you start with yourself! The phrase is a sailing term from late 1700s that originally meant to loosen or give slack on a sail or rope. SLACK means to ease pressure upon situations and stop forcing a desired result.
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Many actually see nothing wrong with how things have been going on. This confuses me. The Church is divided in many ways. It is fractured by personal opinions. With few exceptions, leaders know the church is declining, but they don't want to change their old mindset to find greater truth that would stop the decline. One major problem is the lack of believing Present Truth, the lack of teaching Truth, and the lack of searching for Truth. The question is, would you change your belief system in exchange for Greater Truth? Jesus became weary. He had been looking for her. He walked all the way to Samaria – because of TRUTH.